Travels, travails, and stories in Korea and elsewhere — "Been inclined to wander / Off the beaten track …. I've held my licence / It came with birth / For self reliance on this earth" – Judas Priest, "Grinder"

Yes indeed. Excellent observation.
There is much to be learned from literature and in many ways it’s what Kenneth Burke called an “imaginative rehearsal” for unknown situations. Literature helps us understand different points of view and also helps with showing how different people see the world. Not only that, but the act of trying to render thoughts onto a page, a la William Faulkner, is no mean feat.